If the children would like a Spanish name for the day then I use these to give them a name and how to say it.

The story is dual lingual and has spaces for illustrations. It works if printed on both sides of A4 paper.

This finger is ... various members of the family feature. Document with words and music.

The children take turns to lead the song as they choose different body parts to be the focus of each verse and of each dance.

These are just cards with the words on, which need to be illustrated by the children before they can play dominoes.

A traditional game to throw the dice and collect all the clothes to draw on your body, naming the words as you go.

Simply big block words of the colours for the children to colour in and take home.

Parts of the body to shake are indicated and labelled in these cards, which learners use to play simon says (or Pepe dice) with their peers.

A matching pairs game with several attached activities and suggestions for learning, including a song.

Game cards give instructions in Spanish, then the children create their own mini version to play at the table.

After playing a traffic light game in the yard (rojo stop, amarillo, slow, verde fast) the children can colour in these lights and take them home. I translate the instructions to Spanish after a few goes.

See the farm, and hear the noises the animals make. Words and music.

After talking about hibernation and making craft beds for dormice, we learned and sang this song as the children first pretend to sleep, then jump up and hop about. It is a spring song.

learners cut out and match words to pictures, eg tengo seis manzanas to a picture of 6 apples, then stick them in their books side by side.

Words to colour in Spanish and a space for a self portrait. My learners took them home and put them on fridges etc.

A Spanish seesaw song I wrote to teach young children the Spanish vowel sounds

Several outdoor activity ideas that combine introductory Spanish with the bear hunt story, songs and games.

Start your Spanish course with learning how to say your name, and getting an idea about one of the rules of Spanish pronunciation (LL sounds Y)

A full set of activities in English and Spanish. Sing 'Where is the farmer?' as children pass folded pictures round until the music stops. Play find the pair game in large and small groups. Sing 'What noise do little pigs make?' Make pig faces; Milk a latex glove cow; Match chicks to eggs in capital and lower case letter matching.

The learners put different vocab items (furniture) on different floors in their buildings, describe their building to a friend, and look at the end of the activity to see if they have both made accurate copies of their friend's building.